Scientists have discovered that a technique designed to coat nickel nanoparticles with silica shells actually fragments the material - creating a small core of oxidized nickel surrounded by smaller satellites embedded in a silica shell. The surprising result may prove useful by increasing the surface area of nickel available for catalyzing chemical reactions.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Computer simulations have helped a team of researchers to develop a peptide that is able to detect the tensional state of tissue fibers. This paves the way for completely novel research approaches in medicine and pharmacology.
Nov 28th, 2017
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Researchers have, for the first time, successfully demonstrated room temperature magnetisation switching driven by giant spin-orbit torques in topological insulator/conventional ferromagnet heterostructures with an extremely low current density, that can address the issue of scalability and high power consumption needed in modern spintronic devices.
Nov 28th, 2017
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New research suggests that electrons in a two-dimensional gas can undergo a semi-ordered (nematic) to mostly-ordered (smectic) phase transition, which has been discussed in physics theory but never seen in practice before.
Nov 28th, 2017
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In experiments with an ultrafast ?electron camera,? laser light hitting a material is almost completely converted into nuclear vibrations, which are key to switching a material?s properties on and off for future electronics and other applications.
Nov 27th, 2017
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New framework compares the performances of organic materials for bioelectronics and energy storage.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Successfully combined with magnetic garnet to yield ten times enhanced performance.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Researchers are sending tiny drug-laden nanoparticles on a mission to seek and destroy cancer stem cells, the elusive and rare cells that can cause cancer to come back even when years have passed since the initial tumor was treated.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Scientists have developed a new tool for biomedical research focused on single-cell investigation.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Researchers have made a discovery that could improve the conductivity of a type of glass coating which is used on items such as touch screens, solar cells and energy efficient windows.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Scientists control the fluorescence of carbon nanotubes with potential applications in bio-imaging.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Researchers use electrical techniques to understand the infrared fluorescence of modified carbon nanotubes.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Elementary quantum-computing device used to observe quanta in propagating microwaves.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a technology to produce environmentally friendly water-borne semiconductor inks using surfactant. The result is expected to be applied to various electronic devices with a semiconductor surface control technique.
Nov 27th, 2017
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Researchers have developed a measurement technique called Scanning Droplet Adhesion Microscopy (SDAM) to understand and characterize the wetting properties of superhydrophobic materials.
Nov 27th, 2017
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These optical devices, made of graphene and a punctured gold surface, could become optical components for advanced applications, such as amplitude tunable lenses, lasers (i.e. vortex phase plates), and dynamic holography.
Nov 27th, 2017
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